Biker Chick Buzz: Ramy of Colorado
by Corn Dog on May 16, 2007
in Biker Chick Buzz
Ramy A. of Battlement Mesa, Colorado is an April 22 graduate of the Colorado Motorcycle Operator safety Training (MOST) program. She’s shown here with her Honda Rebel. Way to go, Ramy!
Biker Chick Buzz: Donna in Florida
by Corn Dog on May 15, 2007
in Biker Chick Buzz
Donna, a.k.a. PaintedLady, of Florida passed her safety course on January 27, 2007 and rides this awesome Triumph America.
Nice new short route
by Corn Dog on May 12, 2007
in Ride Reports
What a great weekend! Weather was beautiful both days, and Mother’s Day was sweet as always with my daughter and husband indulging my weakness for garden statuary.
Steve and I took a really nice ride on Saturday afternoon – our neighbors, Kristin & Hollie, both ride now (Kristin just bought a new Sportster 1200 and Hollie wasn’t content to ride pillion for long – she bought an ’83 Yamaha 750 Virago “Midnight Special”), but Hollie’s a new rider so just experiencing all her “firsts.” She decided she was ready for the highway on Saturday, so I planned a short (-ish) route that took the four of us south out of Des Moines and down to Carlisle, where our friends Garry & Shirley live. Stopped by their place to see if Shirley was back from the tattoo parlor yet (she wasn’t), then we headed down to Indianola to see if we could catch up with her still at the shop. We took a pretty county road (the one we always take to Bike Night) down to Hiway 92, then west to Indianola, where we found Shirley still at the tattoo shop with her sister. She had just finished getting a really cool mystical dragon on the back of her shoulder, so we hung around and admired it for awhile. Then stopped at the A&W for a snack and headed west out of Indianola on 92. This is a very pretty hiway in and of itself, but then we picked up 28 going north back toward Des Moines, and boy was that nice too! Very picturesque. We rode about 63 miles total, but took almost four hours to do it! LOL – Guess we are good at moseying!!
It was a trouble-free ride but it should be noted that Hollie had had a mishap earlier in the day where she actually took a spill – she was trying to maneuver the bike on a stretch of pavement where there was a “seam” in the road with the two parts of the road at different heights, and the tire caught on that “groove”, and the bike was pretty much yanked right out of her hands. She has a nasty bit of road rash on her arm and a few bumps here and there but thankfully is otherwise okay with only minor quick repairs (courtesy of my dear hubby Steve!) to the bike. I don’t think anyone would’ve blamed her if she’d decided to opt out of the planned afternoon ride with us, but she decided to get right back on and rode great the rest of the day. So glad she is okay, and so thankful for the beautiful weekend!
Biker Chick Buzz: Renee & Her Road King
by Corn Dog on May 8, 2007
in Biker Chick Buzz
Renee M. bought this beautiful Harley Davidson Road King in early March, and passed her MSF course the following week. At age 40, she says, “I can’t believe I waited this long to do this!” Well they do say life begins at 40, Renee – congratulations!
Siskiyou County Lady Riders put safety first
by Corn Dog on May 7, 2007
in Other Biker Chicks
Meet some California lady riders in the news! Nanci Rogers and the Siskiyou Lady Riders of Siskiyou County, California are featured in this piece from the May 7 issue of the Siskiyou Daily News. The group works with former California Highway Patrol motor officer Jerry Schumacher to improve their safe riding skills.
Biker Chick Buzz: Maria & Squeaky
by Corn Dog on May 6, 2007
in Biker Chick Buzz
Here’s Maria G. and her awesome 1998 Suzuki Savage. “‘Squeaky’ and I, along with my boyfriend, have been making ever-widening circles around Long Island since I passed the MSF on March 25, 2007!” Great work, Maria!
WOW! New chicks added to the ‘Buzz’ photo page!
by Corn Dog on May 6, 2007
in Other Biker Chicks
I’ve recently been lucky to receive several new photos from biker gals who have received their motorcycle license endorsement in the first quarter of 2007. If you have any big bike news to report (got your license? bought a new bike? take a big trip?) be sure to send me your info and a photo or two! I’d love to feature you in the Biker Chick Buzz!
Biker Chick Buzz: Rachelle in Tennessee
by Corn Dog on May 5, 2007
in Biker Chick Buzz
Rachelle of Tennessee just bought her Suzuki Boulevard 800 in mid-March. She’s a returning rider and originally started out on a Yamaha Virago. Although weather has been a factor, she’s already got 150 miles on the bike and looks forward to many more. Congrats on the beautiful bike, Chelle! Wishing you many happy miles!
Biker Chick Buzz: Patricia in Kansas
by Corn Dog on May 3, 2007
in Biker Chick Buzz
Patricia of Overland Park, KS (riding pillion at left) now has this awesome white Honda Shadow AND a newly-minted motorcycle endorsement on her license as of April 15! Pat says she loved being on the bike with her hubby, but on a trip to Nebraska she decided the view from the front might be more to her liking. She has already been back to Nebraska on her own bike. Congratulations, Pat!
Biker Chick News EXCLUSIVE: Comments on National Female Ride Day by Organizer Vicki Gray!
I’m stoked!! Or pumped… or whatever it is the cool kids say these days when they mean, “I’m excited!” I invited Vicki Gray of Motoress to have a chat about her latest project, National Female Ride Day, coming up THIS FRIDAY, MAY 4, and she responded with some great insights not only into the inspiration for and purpose of the event, but also into the phenomenon of women in motorcycling.
